When Sarah Jessica Parker launched her new shoe collection backed by Manolo Blahnik CEO George Malekemus last fall, she Instagrammed a trail of rainbow-colored stilettos from the stoop to the street outside 66 Perry St., her fictional “Sex and the City” West Village brownstone — charming her fans but outraging the neighbors.

Sarah Jessica Parker will helm her shoe company from a space on Fifth Avenue.Kristina Bumphrey/StarPix

Francesco Bardazzi, executive vice president of PD Properties, found SJP a 3,000-square-foot space at 156 Fifth Ave. The opening date is slated for February’s Fashion Week (Feb. 12-19), though the showroom is still under construction.

Bardazzi, known as the crazy Italian who travels everywhere by Vespa no matter what the weather, has made a name for himself as the go-to broker for Italians in New York.

“Italians really specialize in two areas: fashion, which includes home design, and food,” said Bardazzi — who grew up in Italy with a Turkish/French mother and Italian father — over a cup of espresso at one of his favorite spots, Tarallucci e Vino, on 18th Street between Fifth Avenue and Broadway. That’s where Bardazzi starts many mornings, talking soccer and business to fellow Italians over espresso at the bar.

Bardazzi, who speaks Turkish, French, Italian and English, moved from finance into commercial real estate two years ago.

“It’s more interesting and fun,” said Bardazzi, who adds that his Italian clients fall into two categories: Italians who are new to the American market and those who have been in New York with established businesses and are looking to expand.

In many cases, Bardazzi finds himself playing the role of cultural translator as well as broker.

“In Europe, things are not going so well, so many Italian companies with uncertain futures are coming to look for a new market here,” Bardazzi said.

“But there’s a huge cultural difference. Prices are very high here — triple the cost of commercial real estate in Italy. It’s hard for some Italians to understand.”

Part of the job means traveling to Italy every three to four months to meet with clients in their natural habitat, Bardazzi said.

“About 60 percent of my role is advising the companies on branding and the other 40 percent is finding the locations,” he added. “I got into this little niche. For the Italians who work with me, I can translate how real estate works here,” Bardazzi said.

He also helps brands figure out where they should be — even if that’s different from where they’d like to be — and helps them get over sticker shock.

“Every Italian wants to be in SoHo or on Madison Avenue, but it may not be the best spot for their brand,” Bardazzi said.

For example, next month, Milan-based Gelato Giusto is opening at a space Bardazzi secured in Chelsea.

“They wanted the Lower East Side, but there is lots of competition for the hipster clientele, so I suggested Chelsea,” Bardazzi said. “It’s a high-priced residential area that is also filled with tourists going to the High Line — all are people who have more money to spend on $7 or $8 gelatos.”

Numero 28 is a Napoli-style pizza joint which has spread to multiple locations in the city and beyond.BLACKPAWPHOTO.COM

In other food news, Bardazzi represents the Sicilian brands Numero 28, a pizza chain, and Piccola Cucino. Both brands have now formed a partnership.

There are five locations of Numero 28 in NYC — including the original at 28 Carmine. Bardazzi brokered all those deals and is also currently arranging for the joint venture restaurant — Numero 28 by Piccola Cucina — to open a 3,000-square-foot location in a well-trafficked Long Island shopping mall, and a 2,000-square-foot restaurant on Park Avenue South.

Both should be open by the fall, Bardazzi said, adding that Piccola Cucina is also in London, Miami and Ibiza.

The 1,800-square-foot boutique Twenty6 Grand, from Milan, is sitting pretty at 26 Grand St.

Other clients include the 1,800-square-foot fashion store Twenty6 Grand, from the Milan region, at 26 Grand St., near the James Hotel. It sells moderately priced shoes made by the same Italian factories that manufacture shoes for Gucci and other high-end fashion clients.

“We are now scouting for a second location on the Upper West Side,” Bardazzi said.

He also helped Florence-based Flavio Castellani, a global fashion brand, find a showroom. “They are urgently trying to open on the East and West Coast,” he said, adding that in the meantime their designs can be found in department stores like Barney’s.

Bottega Falai, occupying square footage at 267 Lafayette, is looking to spread its wings to new locations in NYC.

Other deals include representing Bottega Falai, at 267 Lafayette, which “makes the city’s best bread,” Bardazzi said. “Falai is a Florentine — he makes the best bread but was the worst businessman,” Bardazzi said.

Thanks to Danilo Durante, the former CEO of Diesel, who now owns the company, Bardazzi is helping to find new locations for the bottega, which is branching out: Four are expected to open within the year, Bardazzi said.

Other clients include Renzo Rosso, whose companies include the fashion brand Diesel; Bari-based Gelateria Gentile and Gastronomia Toscana, of Tuscany.

Gastronomia Toscana, for example, is opening a 1,000-square-foot store that will sell everything from food to coffee and fashion. That will open in Union Square in March — and Bardazzi is now scouting for two other locations in the Financial District and Midtown East.